10th September 2020 – The European Chemical Industry welcomes the ambitious 鈥楴ext Generation EU Economic Recovery Plan鈥� to kick-start our economy by focusing on 鈥渄riving competitive sustainability鈥�. National Recovery and Resilience Plans are now being laid to invest and allocate 鈧�750 billion of EU 鈥楪reen Recovery鈥� funding.
鈥淐rucial decisions are currently being made across European capitals to steer the Recovery Plans towards a more resilient Europe. To enable a low-carbon transition of our industry, which is vital to so many sectors, we call for strategic investments in circular economy, renewable energy and clean hydrogen, along with green infrastructure and transport鈥�
Said Ren茅 van Sloten, 爱游戏中国官方网站 Executive Director Industrial Policy.
The chemical industry will provide the products that will enable European society to transform, while also transforming its own production processes. Our priority is therefore to ensure that we can achieve this while maintaining Europe鈥檚 production capacity and ensuring industrial competitiveness.
The Economic Recovery Plan needs to be accompanied by implementation and extension of the EU Industrial Strategy and embedding it firmly in the Green Deal agenda. This will ensure that the recovery funding achieves an industrial transformation that will be sustainable and contributes to a resilient economy over time.